diff --git a/src/uu/printf/src/printf.rs b/src/uu/printf/src/printf.rs
index f86b7bd9f..f278affae 100644
--- a/src/uu/printf/src/printf.rs
+++ b/src/uu/printf/src/printf.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 //
 // For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 // file that was distributed with this source code.
-
-#![allow(dead_code)]
-
 use clap::{crate_version, Arg, ArgAction, Command};
 use std::io::stdout;
 use std::ops::ControlFlow;